Amina Begam (1914 – February 2, 1996; Urdu: آمنہ نازلی), better known by her pen name Amina Nazli, was an Urdu-language writer, editor, and feminist activist in Pakistan. She was daughter-in-law of Allama Rashid ul Khairi, and the mother of prominent jurist Haziqul Khairi. [1]
Amina Nazli was the pen name of Amina Begam, who was born in 1914 in Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] She passed the Adib-i-Fazil examinations, an equivalent to a bachelor's degree, at the University of the Punjab. [2] [3] In 1929, she married Raziq-ul-Khairi, son of the prominent writer and women's rights activist Rashid ul Khairi. [4] [5]
Nazli began writing in earnest in the 1940s, part of a new generation of fiction writers in the region. [4] [5] [6] She was known for writing Urdu-language short stories, and she was also one of Pakistan's few women playwrights at the time. [5] [7] [8] Her writing at times dealt with the trauma of displacement, drawing on her own experiences, [8] and sometimes veered into the satirical. [9] She published several books of short stories and plays over the course of her career. [1] In addition, she produced several books on women's handicrafts and cooking, including the popular cookbook Ismati Dastarkhwan, which compiled recipes from the women of Awadh. [1] [2] [7] [8]
She was also an editor, helming the women's social and literary magazine Ismat from 1979 until her death, having previously contributed to the journal under her father-in-law's editorship. [1] [4] [10] Under her leadership, the publication increasingly incorporated political news updates both from Pakistan and from around the world. [11] From 1977 to 1982, she also edited the monthly publication Johar-e-niswan. [2]
Nazli was a feminist who advocated for women's rights among Muslim communities in the Indian subcontinent. [4] She eventually settled in Karachi, where she was credited with helping to foster a liberal environment. [12] She died there in 1996. [1] After her death, her son Haziqul Khairi published Amina Nazli ke Muntakhib Afsane Aur Drame, a selection of her short stories and plays. [4] [8]
Amina Begam (1914 – February 2, 1996; Urdu: آمنہ نازلی), better known by her pen name Amina Nazli, was an Urdu-language writer, editor, and feminist activist in Pakistan. She was daughter-in-law of Allama Rashid ul Khairi, and the mother of prominent jurist Haziqul Khairi. [1]
Amina Nazli was the pen name of Amina Begam, who was born in 1914 in Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] She passed the Adib-i-Fazil examinations, an equivalent to a bachelor's degree, at the University of the Punjab. [2] [3] In 1929, she married Raziq-ul-Khairi, son of the prominent writer and women's rights activist Rashid ul Khairi. [4] [5]
Nazli began writing in earnest in the 1940s, part of a new generation of fiction writers in the region. [4] [5] [6] She was known for writing Urdu-language short stories, and she was also one of Pakistan's few women playwrights at the time. [5] [7] [8] Her writing at times dealt with the trauma of displacement, drawing on her own experiences, [8] and sometimes veered into the satirical. [9] She published several books of short stories and plays over the course of her career. [1] In addition, she produced several books on women's handicrafts and cooking, including the popular cookbook Ismati Dastarkhwan, which compiled recipes from the women of Awadh. [1] [2] [7] [8]
She was also an editor, helming the women's social and literary magazine Ismat from 1979 until her death, having previously contributed to the journal under her father-in-law's editorship. [1] [4] [10] Under her leadership, the publication increasingly incorporated political news updates both from Pakistan and from around the world. [11] From 1977 to 1982, she also edited the monthly publication Johar-e-niswan. [2]
Nazli was a feminist who advocated for women's rights among Muslim communities in the Indian subcontinent. [4] She eventually settled in Karachi, where she was credited with helping to foster a liberal environment. [12] She died there in 1996. [1] After her death, her son Haziqul Khairi published Amina Nazli ke Muntakhib Afsane Aur Drame, a selection of her short stories and plays. [4] [8]